ENGLISH ASSIGNMENTS

Click on the assignment name to access the file you need. All class assignments are included below, with the exclusion of quizzes and tests which need to be made up at school during PASS: Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday. If you have questions while working on an assignment, please feel free to contact me.

QUARTER FOUR

Self Starters: March & AprilThese are completed at the beginning of class each day and are a quick review of what we have been learning in class. The four self starters for the each week are due every Thursday.

PoetryIn class, we have been learning about many types of poetry. Wehave read some, listened to some, and created some of our own. The notes from class are linked above if you have any questions.

Weekly RootsWe will be discussing five Greek & Latin roots each week from now until the end of the semester. Students be given a practice worksheet every Monday. These will be due each Thursday, which is also the day of the roots quiz. The practice worksheets and quizzes will not be posted on the website because of copyright. However, there are always extra copies in my room, so stop by if you need a copy or any help with your roots. The goal of learning roots, is to become more independent as readers and writers. If you know the basic roots of words, it is much easier to figure out the meaning of longer, unknown words. It can also improve spelling because you already know how to spell the root and just have to add a few letters.

QUARTER THREE

Self StartersJanuary * FebruaryThese are completed at the beginning of class each day and are a quick review of what we have been learning in class. The four self starters for the each week are due every Thursday.

Weekly RootsWe will be discussing five Greek & Latin roots each week from now until the end of the semester. Students be given a practice worksheet every Monday. These will be due each Thursday, which is also the day of the roots quiz. The practice worksheets and quizzes will not be posted on the website because of copyright. However, there are always extra copies in my room, so stop by if you need a copy or any help with your roots. The goal of learning roots, is to become more independent as readers and writers. If you know the basic roots of words, it is much easier to figure out the meaning of longer, unknown words. It can also improve spelling because you already know how to spell the root and just have to add a few letters.

Esperanza: Migrant Worker NotesTo learn more about the kind of work that Esperanza is doing in the book, we talked through a Prezi about migrant workers in the 1930's (which is when our story takes place). As we discussed, we also filled out the notes page that is attached above. Click HERE to link to the Prezi.

Esperanza: Plums Chapter QuestionsStudents were assigned to read the chapter entitled "Plums" with a partner and answer thirteen questions. The chapter questions are attached above.

Nonfiction Reading ProjectThis quarter, student have been assigned to read a nonfiction book and complete a project to present their reading. Student will need to create a presentation in PowerPoint, Prezi, or create a story board/poster about their book. Guidelines of what needs to be covered in the presentation are linked above.

Self StartersNovember * December * JanuaryThese are completed at the beginning of class and are a quick review of what we have been learning in class.

Comma vs. Semicolon PracticeThis assignment was completed in class with a partner or small group. Students were given information and examples of when to use a comma or semicolon in a compound sentence. This information was accessed at the Owl Purdue website, which is a fabulous resource for writing tips and for finding answers to composition questions.

This assignment comes from a printed text, so if you need a copy of it to complete at home, please contact me and request the "comma vs. semicolon practice activity." I will then email you the assignment.

December Scope: "The Lazy Editor"This assignment was completed in class with a partner. Student read the article and followed the editing directions in the blue box on page 23 to correct the "lazy editor's" work. Click on the link above to access the article.

Holiday GrammarThis worksheet was completed in class to help students practice their grammar skills even while thinking of the holidays. Complete the worksheet to see if you can answer the joke: "What do you get when you cross a small snowman with a tiny vampire?"

Esperanza Character ListWe created a quick character reference list in class to help us keep track of the people in the novel, and it will also serve as a reminder for when we return from Christmas break.

Scope SummarizationIn preparation for the Monster Dictionary project, we learned a few different strategies for summarizing information. One of those strategies was used to summarize an article in our October Scope Magazine. The article is called "Surviving Hurricane Sandy," and you can get to it by clicking on the link above.

The strategy we used to summarize the article is called the "six-word strategy." To use this strategy, read one paragraph at a time. After you read each paragraph, choose the six words that you think are most important in the paragraph. Then take those six words and form them into a sentence, adding of few of your own words to connect and make sense of them. This will leave you with about a 12-14 word sentence that summarizes the paragraph you read. After you have done this with each paragraph, you should have a paragraph of your own (combining all the sentences you have written) that summarizes the whole article. Cool huh!? Again...

This activity was completed in groups. Students were given fourteen pictures and a "see, think, wonder" worksheet. Groups members were assigned roles (i.e. analyzer, scribe, Vanna White, summarizer) and worked together to describe what they saw in the picture, what they thought about it, and what they wondered about it.

The following day, groups were given just one of the fourteen pictures. With their groups they had to come up with an argument for what they thought the picture was about. Groups were assigned to write a claim, three pieces of evidence (to support their claim), and a warrant. The pictures along with the arguments were hung around the room, and the students participated in a silent gallery walk. They viewed the picture, claim, evidence, and warrant of other groups and wrote comments in response.

This activity helped students to form their own thoughts about The Great Depression, The Mexican Revolution, and The Dust Bowl, all of which contribute to the setting of the class novel: Esperanza Rising.

QUARTER ONE

Self StartersThese are completed at the beginning of class almost every day and are a quick review of what we have been learning in class.

Parts of Speech PoemThis poem is learned and recited in class for a grade. It will also come in handy for the parts of speech final test. (Whoever wrote this poem is brilliant, but I'm not sure who the author is, so if you know, let me know. Thanks!)

Parts of Speech PresentationsThis assignment is presented to the class. The guidelines for what to include in your presentation are listed in the linked document.

Reading ProjectThis assignment will last for the whole quarter and will take the place of the old "AR Reading" assignment.

Capitalization PracticeSorry this document is not available online right now, but I have plenty of extra copies, so just come ask me for one or stay for PASS.

Parts of Speech Peer WorksheetsSorry extra copies of these worksheets are not available for you on the website because they were created by you and classmates like you. There are extra copies available at school, though, and you can come in to complete any you are missing during PASS Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Nouns & Adjectives HighlightingTo complete this assignment, you will need the text "The Lazy Editor: The Curse of the Hope Diamond." This article is located in your September edition of the Scope magazine. So if you have your copy, go ahead and highlight all the nouns (in yellow) and all the verbs (in pink). If you have misplaced your scope, click on the link above to access the article.

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